Finally finished. One of the old freighters on the Great Lakes, Mich… Cargo transport on St. Clair River, Michigan Mosiac at the river front, Marine City, Michigan River Park, Marine City, Michigan A classic freighter of the Great Lakes. From foreign shores. Decorative lighthouse Long defunct, ferry dock to Canada Tail feather of a Red-tailed Hawk Such perfect legs! Virginia Ctenuchid Moth Yellow Jackets (Vespula) Preparing for the cold season. Rose-of-Sharon, the late summer queen. Hiding among tall weeds Great Spangled Fritillary Lobelia siphilitica Green Coneflower Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) The littlest ones are always last... Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on the le… One single stem of Cardinal Flower... Watching us. Grass-like Yellow Aster (Eastwoodia elegans) When Lily goes dancing with Pond... Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Silver-spotted Skipper Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Abundance MORNING Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) Truly 'stealth' behvior. Monarch on Milkweed. Silvery Checkerspot Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly cocoon No photo editing with this one. Fusing colors Contrasts The Old Oaktree Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)